Britney Spears Reflects On Nearly Dying During Hawaii Vacation With Her Sons: ‘I Almost Drowned’

Ileana is a writer on the Original Content team. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.

During the first week of January 2018, Britney Spears went to Hawaii on a vacation with her sons. After spending the holidays at home, they took off to spend some time enjoying the sun and warm weather.

Britney shared multiple pictures of the beautiful beaches to her Instagram account. She and her boys donned their bathing suits and sunglasses and posed for photo after photo together.

It looked like a truly lovely vacation; Britney even captioned her pictures with comments like, “Just a sprinkle of paradise!!!!!!” and “So much fun at this beautiful place.”

So it came as quite a surprise when Britney revealed during a recent interview that she’d actually had a near-death experience while in Hawaii.

That’s right, Britney told BBC Radio 1 that she “almost drowned.”

While she was enjoying the large waves, she says she forgot to pay attention to where they were crashing and got sucked underwater for several minutes. Then, just when she surfaced and got her bearings, another wave hit her.

Despite the harrowing experience, Britney still had fun and loved spending time with her sons at the beach.

Have you ever had a wave crash on you before? It can be pretty scary!

Britney’s experience is a good reminder to all of us that the ocean is powerful, and we need to respect and pay attention to the water.